Your Travel Agent

You have to have a good conversation with your travel agent to start the trip planning process. We’re assuming that for simple trips, airline tickets, or hotels, you’ve been able to fend for yourself on the internet. But if you’re planning a complicated trip or a custom itinerary or special access to hard to get [...]

World Road Drives

If you’re the adventurous, do-it-yourself type, you could use the idea of world drives to plan your next trip. We love renting a car and just rambling around new countries. Sure there are countries and cities where you probably just wouldn’t want to drive. Most cities fall into that category, in fact, unless you’re on [...]

World Bazaars

I love world bazaars. Souks, suqs, markets. Call them what you will, they’re just so much fun to prowl in. By definition bazaars are shopping quarters… especially in the middle east. They were probably the precursors to our flea markets, shopping malls, and supermarkets all rolled into one. The word seems to have originated in [...]

Why We Travel

There are a whole host of reasons why we travel — and why we should. I think it probably started with our ancient ancestors wanting to know what was just over the next hill, if there was better hunting just in the next valley. The explorers of more recent history were anxious to find the [...]

Whistler British Columbia

Whistler BC… or Whistler Blackcomb as the resort is known… is located in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia near the foot of Garibaldi Provincial Park’s 10,000 foot peaks (3,000 m). It’s only about 78 miles (125 km) north of Vancouver. It was once a sleepy little ski town, but now it’s been developed into [...]

What Is A Visa

If you haven’t traveled to exotic locations, you may well ask, what is a visa? The more adventurous you get with your travels, the more you need to know about documentation. You’re getting ready for some adventure. You’ve got your passport…. then someone tells you you might need a visa…. OH NO! Well, it’s just [...]

Ways to Travel

After traveling for many years, we know there are many ways to travel. We understand that each of you will be traveling for different reasons and have different goals and experiences in mind. We’ve offered many suggestions on what we think is good travel, but the bottom line is, there is no right way or [...]

Volunteer Vacations Close To Home

Volunteer Vacations are nothing new, but it seems like almost every day there are new opportunities to volunteer while you are on holiday. More travelers say they want to do something beyond just sitting on the beach. Non-profit organizations and others are rushing to fill the need by developing one and two week “volunteer tours”. [...]

Vancouver Island

Vancouver Island is, interestingly enough, not where you find the city of Vancouver. That city is on the mainland. The city most people head for on Vancouver Island is Victoria. Did you know that Victoria is the capital of British Columbia? Victoria is a popular tourist destination, but the whole island is worth visiting. In [...]

Vancouver Harbor Cruise

Experience outdoor Vancouver. Take a Vancouver Harbor cruise, and you don’t even have to break a sweat… no hiking or biking or kayaking. Take a break from all the walking, the museums, and the galleries. Just sit and relax and enjoy the view. You can take something as simple as a one hour scenic tour [...]

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